Common German Grammar Mistakes

The mistakes people make most often in German – and how to avoid them.

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The German spelling, grammar and punctuation mistakes people make most often, with tips to avoid them. Check your own text free in the editor.

Typing mistakes

Letters swapped or missed when typing fast
Missing accents or special letters when typing on an English keyboard
Phone autocorrect replacing a word with the wrong one

Grammar mistakes

Word forms that do not agree with each other
Wrong tense or verb form
A word missing from the sentence
Very long sentences that should be split

Punctuation and spacing

Missing full stop at the end of a sentence
Space before a comma or no space after it
Quotation marks or brackets opened but not closed

How to avoid them

Read your text once aloud
Check names, numbers and dates separately
Use the checker above, then read the explanations
Note the mistakes you repeat

Typische Fehler, die CorrectNow korrigiert

das / dass: Ich hoffe, das du kommst. → Ich hoffe, dass du kommst.
seit / seid: Ihr seit zu spät. → Ihr seid zu spät.
Groß- und Kleinschreibung: beim lesen → beim Lesen
Komma vor Nebensatz: Ich weiß dass er kommt. → Ich weiß, dass er kommt.
wieder / wider: Das spiegelt die Lage wieder. → Das spiegelt die Lage wider.

How to use it

Paste your German text in the editor above.
Click "Check Text" to find these mistakes automatically.

FAQ

What is the most common German mistake?

For most writers it is typing slips and missing punctuation. Grammar errors come next.

Can the checker find all of these?

It finds most of them. Always read your final text once yourself.

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